Curriculum Vitae

DR. CHOW SOON KEN

Medical Lecturer
  • Department of Psychological Medicine
    Faculty of Medicine
  • soonken
  • 0132095325

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • PSYCHIATRY

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • M.PM, (Psychological Medicine)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • MD, (Medicine)
    Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • ORGANIZING AND SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE OF PRCP (PACIFIC RIM COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRY 2023)
    13 Oct 2023 - 15 Oct 2023 (International)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • MALAYSIAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION (MPA), MEMBER
    Since 2024 (National)
  • EARLY CAREER PSYCHIATRIST (ECP) MALAYSIAN (MPA), COMMITTEE MEMBER
    2024 to 2024 (National)
  • MPA WEBSITE COMMITTEE, COMMITTEE MEMBER
    2024 to 2024 (National)
  • MPA LIFE MEMBERSHIP, MEMBER
    Since 2022 (National)
  • WEBSITE COMMITTEE, COMMITTEE MEMBER
    Since 2023 (National)
  • MMA MEMBERSHIP, MEMBER
    2023 to 2024 (National)
  • ECP CHAPTER OF MPA, COMMITTEE MEMBER
    2023 to 2024 (National)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Chow, Soon Ken; Hashim, Aili Hanim; Kaur, Manveen; Azhar, Fatin Liyana; Anuar, Abdullah; Idris, Norhaniza; Sun, Winnie Hii Sun; Ng, Chong Guan (2024). Strengthening the mental health literacy and self-efficacy of school counsellors using "MDAS" module: A pilot project in Malaysia, JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGISTS AND COUNSELLORS IN SCHOOLS. . doi:10.1177/20556365241279331
  2. Ken, Chow Soon; Guan, Ng Chong (2023). Commentary: Adaptation of the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire for Use in the Republic of Georgia, ALPHA PSYCHIATRY. 24(4), 136-137. doi:10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2023.110723
  3. Ken, Chow Soon; Guan, Ng Chong (2023). Commentary: Internalizing Problems in Childhood and Adolescence: The Role of the Family, ALPHA PSYCHIATRY. 24(3), 93-94. doi:10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2023.080523
  4. Ken, Chow Soon; Guan, Ng Chong (2023). Commentary: Spatiotemporal Patterns of Suicide in Korea from 2009 to 2019 Using Geographic Information Systems, ALPHA PSYCHIATRY. 24(2), 58-59. doi:10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2023.270223
  5. Guan, Ng Chong; Ken, Chow Soon (2022). Commentary: Reliability and Validity Study of the Turkish Version of the Perceptions of Love and Sex Scale, ALPHA PSYCHIATRY. 23(6), 292-293. doi:10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2022.20112022
  6. Chow, S. K., Francis, B., Ng, Y. H., Naim, N., Beh, H. C., Ariffin, M. A. A., . . . Sulaiman, A. H. (2021). Religious Coping, Depression and Anxiety among Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Malaysian Perspective. Healthcare, 9(1), 15. doi: 10.3390/healthcare9010079
  7. Francis, B., Ken, C. S., Han, N. Y., Ariffin, M. A. A., Yusuf, M. H. M., Wen, L. J., . . . Said, M. A. (2021). Religious Coping During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Gender, Occupational and Socio-economic Perspectives Among Malaysian Frontline Healthcare Workers. Alpha Psychiatry, 22(4), 194-199. doi: 10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2021.21185
Others
  1. Malaysian Psychiatric Association & Pacific Rim College of Psychiatry, 20th International Congress of the Pacific Rim College of Psychiatrists and the 27th Malaysian Conference of Psychological Medicine 2023. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences Vol.19 Supp 15, December 2023 (eISSN 2636-9346)

PAPER PRESENTED

INVITED SPEAKER
  1. CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH: THE PRESENT AND FUTURE FROM A MALAYSIAN PERSPECTIVE, THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH COOPERATION AND TRAINING CENTRE CONFERENCE 2023, IMHCTC TAIWAN (International) (01 Nov 2023 - 01 Nov 2023)
ORAL PRESENTER
  1. CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH IN MALAYSIA: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES, 20TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF PACIFIC RIM COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS AND 27TH MALAYSIAN CONFERENCE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE 2023, PRCP AND MPA MALAYSIA (International) (13 Oct 2023 - 15 Oct 2023)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2024) Reviewer, National, (Reviewer)
  2. (2023) Reviewer for Mjp Journal, International, (Reviewer)
  3. (2023) Reviewer, International, (Reviewer)
  4. (2023) Thesis Viva Defense Examination, University, (Internal Examiner)
  5. (2023) Clinical Assessment Ctes, University, (Internal Assessor)
  6. (2022) Ummp Stage 3.2 Group 12 Examination, University, (Internal Examiner)

TEACHING

Master
  1. (2023) NA - Case Conference :Bipolar Disorder
Bachelor
  1. (2023) UMMP - Examiner of Eop Stage 3.3
  2. (2023) NA - Tutorial Posting G, Stream 1
  3. (2022) UMMP - Ummp Stage 1,2 and 3.3

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Advisor and Presenter, (17 Jul 2023 - 17 Jul 2023) (University)
  • Speaker for Topic - Childhood Attachment: So Close Yet So Far, (31 Jan 2023 - 31 Jan 2023) (University)

COURSE ATTENDED

Internal / External Course
INTERNAL COURSE- ORGANIZED BY PTJ
  1. PROFESSIONALISM IN THE WORKPLACE - DEALING WITH ATTITUDE, Microsoft Teams (02 Jun 2022 - 02 Jun 2022)
  2. PROFESSIONALISM IN THE WORKPLACE -DEALING WITH ATTITUDE (NOV 2022), Microsoft Teams (01 Nov 2022 - 01 Nov 2022)
  3. FACILITATING SKILLS LEARNING ( OCT 2022), Cube, Aras 4, Fakulti Perubatan, Universiti Malaya (04 Oct 2022 - 04 Oct 2022)
  4. PROBLEM BASED LEARNING(NOV 2022), Cube, Aras 4, Fakulti Perubatan, UM (23 Nov 2022 - 24 Nov 2022)
  5. A PRIMER FOR WORKPLACE-BASED ASSESSMENTS(NOV2022), Microsoft Teams(Fully Online) (29 Nov 2022 - 29 Nov 2022)
  6. EMERALD TEACHING AND LEARNING 1/2024, Universiti Malaya (19 Feb 2024 - 23 Feb 2024)
  7. RESEARCH INDUCTION WORKSHOP FOR EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS (ECR), FACULTY OF MEDICINE, UM 2024, Cube, Aras 4, Fakulti Perubatan (24 Apr 2024 - 24 Apr 2024)
CONFERENCE
  1. THE 6TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL MENTAL HEALTH COOPERATION AND TRAINING CENTRE CONFERENCE 2023, Kaohsiung , Taiwan (31 Oct 2023 - 03 Nov 2023)